Application Forms

Application Process

A notification of change of name or address must be accompanied by relevant form, the required fee (this is an application fee and is not refundable) and the premises licence (or the appropriate part of the licence) or, if that is not practicable, by a statement of the reasons for the failure to produce the licence (or part).

The licence (or part) will be updated and then returned to the holder for display/reference.

Tacit Consent

Yes. This means your request is deemed complete and our records duly updated if you have not heard from the local authority by the end of the target completion period.

The target time is 14 calendar days.

Background and Eligibility Criteria

The holder of a premises licence must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the relevant licensing authority of any change in:

their name or address

unless the designated premises supervisor has already notified the authority, the name or address of that supervisor

Where the designated premises supervisor under a premises licence is not the holder of the licence, he may notify the relevant licensing authority of any change in his name or address.

Where the designated premises supervisor gives a notice under subsection, he must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, give the holder of the premises licence a copy of that notice.

Fees

There is a fee of £10.50 that must accompany the change of name or address notification.

This fee is not refundable.

Offences and Penalties

A person commits an offence if they fail, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirements.

A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

Complaint and Other Redress

Failed Application Redress: Contact the Local Authority in the first instance.

Licence Holder Redress: Contact the Local Authority in the first instance.